AHSANULLAH UNIVERSITY OF

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

DEPT. OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
TITLE : DESIGN OF TWO WAY
SLAB
NAME : SARANI REZA
YEAR : 4TH YEAR 2ND SEMESTER ROLL : 110
SECTION : B

What is two way Slab?

When the ratio of long span to short span

is less than 2, then the slab is known as a

slab spanning in two directions or two-way
slab.

Types of Two-way Slabs:

FLAT SLAB WIT DROP

FLAT SLABPANELS
WITH DROP
PANELS

TWO-WAY SLAB WITH

TWO-WAY BEAMS
SLAB WITH
BEAMS

Types of Two-Way Slabs:

FLAT
FLATPLATE
PLATE

WAFFLE
WAFFLE
SLAB SLAB

BASIC STEPS OF TWO WAY SLAB DESIGN :

1. Choose layout and type of slab. Type of slab is strongly affected

by architectural and construction considerations.

2. Choose slab thickness to control deflection. Also, check if
thickness is adequate for shear.
3. Choose design method.
Equivalent frame method- use elastic frame analysis to
compute positive and negative moments.
Direct design method - uses coefficients to compute positive and
negative slab moments
4. Calculate positive and negative moments in the slab.
5. Determine distribution of moments across the width of the slab.
Based on geometry and beam stiffness.
6. Assign a portion of moment to beams, if present.
7. Design reinforcement for moments from steps 5 and 6. Steps 3-7
need to be done for both principal directions.
8. Check shear strengths at the columns.

DETERMINE MEXIMUM BENDING

MOMENT :

Ws=WS/3 For Short Span.

Wl=wS/3x(3-m2/2) For Long Span. To determine

the maximum moment in the supporting beams,

we use the uniform load per foot of beam.

Slab Reinforcement of 2
way Slab:

Reinforcement Details Loads

After all percentages of the static moments in the
column and middle strip are determined, the steel
reinforcement can be calculated for negative and
positive moments in each strip.
Maximum Spacing of Reinforcement
At points of max. +/- M:

s2t
and

(ACI 13.3.2)
s45cm

(ACI

7.12.3)
Spacing of Reinforcement at critical section shall

not exceed two times the slab thickness except

for portions of slab area of ribbed Construction.

Min Reinforcement Requirements

A s min A s T&S from ACI 7.12

ACI

13.3.1

Area of reinforcement in each

direction for two way slab
systems shall be determined
from moments at critical
sections .But shall not be less
than required by shrinkage
and temperature
reinforcement.

Methods of Design:
1. Direct Design Methods (DDM):
Limited to slab systems with uniformly distributed loads and
supported on equally spaced columns. Method uses a set of Coefficents to determine the design moments in critical sections.
Two- way slab systems do not meet the limitations of the ACI
code 13.6.1 must be analyze causing more accurate procedures.

2. Equivalent Frame Methods( EFM):

A three dimensional building is divided in to a series of two
dimensional frames by cutting the buildings alone lines midway
between columns. The resulting frames are considered separately
in the longitudinal and transverse direction of the building and
treated floor by floor.

Thickness of two way slabs

Conclusion:

In the case of two-way slab it has been

found in practice that a huge moment
develops at the support i.e. at the
support negative moment is huge. In
this case steel must be provided to
withstand this moment. In most of the
cases extra top bars are provided.

Thank you
very much